- Turkish police on Sunday detained the chief editor of a top newspaper as part of an ongoing operation to round up supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's rival, US-exiled imam Fethullah Gulen, reports said.
The police raided the offices of the Zaman daily for a second time in the afternoon, detaining Ekrem Dumanli, as a huge crowd protested outside.
Dumanli is among at least 25 people who were detained in Sunday's raids in 13 cities across Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan answers questions during a press conference in Ankara, on December 1, 2014
Adem Altan, AFP/File
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan review an honor guard in Ankara, on December 1, 2014
Adem Altan, AFP
Vladimir Putin (left) welcomes Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the start of the G20 summit in Saint Petersburg on September 5, 2013
Eric Feferberg, AFP/File
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) speaks during a joint press conference with Pope Francis at the new Presidential Palace on November 28, 2014 in Ankara
Adem Altan, AFP
A woman shouts slogans during a demostration in Istanbul against the visit of the president of Russia to Turkey on December 1, 2014
Ozan Kose, AFP
Riot police hold their shields in Suruc, southeastern Turkey, on October 31, 2014
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Turkish police on Sunday detained the chief editor of a top newspaper as part of an ongoing operation to round up supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rival, US-exiled imam Fethullah Gulen, reports said.
The police raided the offices of the Zaman daily for a second time in the afternoon, detaining Ekrem Dumanli, as a huge crowd protested outside.
Dumanli is among at least 25 people who were detained in Sunday’s raids in 13 cities across Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan answers questions during a press conference in Ankara, on December 1, 2014
Adem Altan, AFP/File
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan review an honor guard in Ankara, on December 1, 2014
Adem Altan, AFP
Vladimir Putin (left) welcomes Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the start of the G20 summit in Saint Petersburg on September 5, 2013
Eric Feferberg, AFP/File
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) speaks during a joint press conference with Pope Francis at the new Presidential Palace on November 28, 2014 in Ankara
Adem Altan, AFP
A woman shouts slogans during a demostration in Istanbul against the visit of the president of Russia to Turkey on December 1, 2014
Ozan Kose, AFP
Riot police hold their shields in Suruc, southeastern Turkey, on October 31, 2014
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